Lots of data and events today and some with high risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Private sector credit grew by 5.4 percent. TD securities inflation rose by 1.5 percent y/y.
- New Zealand: ANZ activity outlook declined to 38.4 percent. ANZ business confidence declined to 24.5 and money supply rose by 4.8 percent in September.
- Japan: Housing starts number grew by 10 percent in September. Construction orders rose by 16.3 percent in September.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Retail sales stat will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Spain: Current account balance for August will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Money supply, consumer credit and mortgage approvals data; all will be released at 9:30 GMT.
- Italy: Flash consumer price index data for October will be released at 10:00 GMT. Producer price inflation will be reported at 11:00 GMT.
- Greece: Retail sales data for August will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Flash third quarter GDP and October inflation stat will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Personal income and spending data will be published at 12:30 GMT. Chicago PMI for October will be reported at 12:45 GMT. Dallas Fed manufacturing index will be released at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Raw material price index and industrial product price for September will be reported at 12:30 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction3-month and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
- Australia: AiG performance of manufacturing index will be published in October.


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